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Re:OSTA/ULTA: We overestimate short term and underestimate l... by wallflower on Monday February 13, 2023 @09:11PM (#34784256)
Duolingo is a great start. It takes a lot of effort to get those trophies. I think they are getting better with AI/ML to interactively tutor you as well. Personally, if you can afford in-person or virtual practice with a native speaker twice a week (about $30-40/week via iTalki), I think that is when you make the jump from dabbling in a language to becoming a serious student.
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Re:OSTA/ULTA: We overestimate short term and underestimate l... by comte7092 on Monday February 13, 2023 @10:14PM (#34784785)
I’ve found it best to learn the basics through something like duolingo, and then follow that in with a tutor once there’s a base of vocabulary to go off of.

Obviously a tutor is great, but the cost and time of a tutor isn’t worth it at the beginning stages for me personally.

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